News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-01-20
NOTES.

IL III" turns out tnat the special
agent of the treasury, whose rein
statement was secured by Repl esenta-
tlve-elect Russell, is Mugwump.
The school teacher at Osceola.
Washington Territory, is young
woman of only Is years, but she has
no difficulty in keeping order, for she
threatens to sit down on the first pu-
pli VINO is insubordinate. She weighs
325 pounds.
Tables compiled by the American
Grocer show that the wholesale cost
of staple articles of food has, with
one or two exceptions, been lower in
1886 than in 1885, the average price
of flour, Sab per barrel for straight
winter wheat, being the lowest on
record. 1t seems quite safe to say
that 1t costs less to live now than at
any previous time for a generation.
The Worcester, Mass, Gazette
tells of fatal accident at West Bowls
ton to Frank Pierce, whose parents
live in Hardwick, Vt. In climbing
from the top of bus, the unfortu-
nate young man put his leg through
window, severing an artery and bleed
ing to death in ten minutes. He was
81 years old, an Odd Fellow and
fireman.
Over 223, 1000 cubic yards of lime
stone and slate rock has fallen out of
the bank of the Niagara river near
the Horseshoe falls on the Niagara
side. The mass fell with q tremen-
dous crash,, which was heard and felt
for miles around. The break has con-
siderably changed the appearance of
the bank, and now the dark chasm
can be seen behind the falls from the
bank above--eThe mass of rock de-
tached was go feet wide by over 100
long and ITO feet deep.
The oleomargarlne tax stamps will
soon be ready. The design is bull
trampling a serpent under foot in the
centre, while around the margin are
the words "Oleomargarine and SIN
ternal Revenue" the denomination of
the stamp being indicated in the cor
ners. The passage of the United
States law has stimulated local pro-
ceedings against "oleo" frauds. Three
dealers were convicted at New Haven,
Conn.,, last week for selling imitation
butter without displaying proper signs
and each was fined 500. The Ma
tional Butterine and Oleomargarine
association, at called meeting at
Chicago, has decided to test the val
idity of the oleomargarine law.
The year 1886 marked the abolition
in England of one long lingering relic
of the semi barbaric Roman law, the
'patria potestas" principle. Up to
the past year, an English mother did
not become the guardian of her chill
dren at their fathers death, nor did
she have any voice in selecting one.
The father in life was the sole guar
dian of the children, and dying he
could delegate that Office to whom he
pleased, to the entire exclusion of the
mother. Even now the paternal au-
thority in life remains almost abso-
lutte. But by the law passed by Mr..
Gladstone's government. every widow
has been made, either alone or joint
ly, with an appoirtee of her deceased
husband or the court, the guardian of
her children while she lives, and she
may appoint person to take her
place in that capacity after her death.
That such a rational measure should
have been delayed until within the
past twelve months is striking illus
tration of John Bulls conservatism.
N. Y. Tribune.
John NJ. Wilson was hanged at
Norristown, Pa, last week for the
murder Of Anthony Dealey. He read
from the gallows a full confession of
his crime w<.i@@s. had been laboriously
prepared in h.v(cell. A short poem on
"Deceit,ul Kisses" constituted the
prologue. Tler he said: "When de-
lirious with whiskey / struck poor
Dealey and killed him outright. The
fea- of death by violence caused me
to cover the crime. 1 prayed right
over his dead body, but God forgives
nobody their sins until you forsake
them. l harbor no i'll feelings against
either the JUICE or the common
wealth." He told of his sleepless
nights and frightful dreams and used
Is pages of his manuscript to tell
what he thought of Robert Ingersoll
and infidels in general, and giving
what he thought to tie decisive proof
OF the existence of Supreme Being.
He then gave S ort temperance talk,
in which he CT .acterized rum as the
foe of every human being or divine,
and which, he said, had carsed more
murders than any other thing. He
concluded: II richly deserve hell fire
for not leaving it alone, but 1 seemed
to be spell-bound by the DEVIL Will
son was the man who gave himself
up at Chicago some months ago, after
his crime had been forgotten, and who
was convicted simply on his own con-
fession.
Col. A. S. Coylar, Of Nashville,
Tenn, in a late address, in speaking
of the situation, said of the South !:
"Look at our condition. The prop
erty of Southern people, to the extent
of 100000, 900, has been converted
into citizens. In addition we are
taxed to pay the cost of our suhjuga-
ton, debt originally Of $4,000, 000,-
600. We are taxed to pay millions
and millions in the way of pensions
to the Union soldiers. Besides our
country was laid waste, and our lands
reduced to half their former value.
In our poverty we are feebly trying to
establish a system of public schools,
and the fund we raise has to be ap-
piled to both races. say feebly. In
Tennessee we have about 100000
children that ought to be at school !;
221 900 OF them them never see q
sChool-house, We are nearly at the
foot in iliteracy. We have 10000
women raising families, who can mel
Their read nor write. Now we need
this money, don't we? Who among
those who fight this measure will ia
vor doubling our State and county
taxes? Can any man be found? Will
2 single man be elected to the Legis-
lature who fayors it? And yet all say
something must be done, The sys-
TEN must be improved. How can it